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Volume 33, Number 27
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news
'Chronicle' Endorsements
The Heart of the Community
SXSWedu gathers voices on schools in communities, communities in schools
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Point Austin: Solid State
Leffingwell takes pride in his hometown ... and looks toward one final vote
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Our Ill-Advised Relationship With ICE
Travis County runs a brisk deportation business, as other entitites call it quits
BY AMY SMITH
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Soccer Watch: A Pro Team, and a Soccer-Specific Stadium
Major League Soccer in Austin? People are saying it could happen.
BY NICK BARBARO
Honest Numbers? Nelson Spins Texas Health Care
Senator claims significant progress in women's health
BY JORDAN SMITH
Council: Down by Lady Bird
City Council returns with a less imposing agenda
BY MICHAEL KING
Whither Rail Route?
Transportation officials move toward a finalized route
BY AMY SMITH
County Candidates Vow to End S-Comm
Sheriff's deportation program becomes campaign issue
BY AMY SMITH
Facebook 'Threat' Case Unresolved
A year after making a sarcastic comment, Justin Carter still faces prison
BY MAC MCCANN
Split AISD Board Grants Teachers Three-Year Contracts
5-4 vote reveals tension on the dais
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
UT Faculty Engage on Memorial Museum
Supporters meet with Bill Powers
BY MAC MCCANN
MPP: Ready to Roll on Pot in Texas
The Marijuana Policy Project is rolling out a Texas legalization campaign
BY JORDAN SMITH
AFD Hiring: Smoke or Fire?
Add the EEOC to the parties weighing in on firefighter hiring
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report
There are no stops on Ted Cruz's ego trip
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Gear Up, Beer Up
Craft brewery and brewpub options
BY ANNA TOON
Where Is Your Bartender Drinking Tonight?
Pro tips on where to find the best crafted cocktails
BY GRACIE SALEM
Family Style
Friendly service and well-executed food at MoMo Korean Cuisine and Sushi
BY JESSI CAPE
Food-o-File
Restaurants scramble to open in time for SXSW
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
March 1-4
music
8 Mile
Eight Austin acts showcasing at SXSW and deserving it
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Playback: The New Vulcan Gas Company
You heard right, hippie – a new Vulcan Gas Company
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
SXSW INTERACTIVE 2014
Watching the Watchmen
A crash course in privacy, in case you've been (not unreasonably) living under a rock
BY JON LEBKOWSKY
What Would Mindy Do?
Her program in peril, showrunner and star Mindy Kaling discusses digital media at SXSW
BY AMY GENTRY
How to Run a Very Successful Crowdfunding Scam
Or epically fail at launching a tech product
BY DAN GENTILE
The Flapper Era
What 'Flappy Bird' can tell us about the present and future of game design
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
It's Do or DIY
Whether quiet protest or paradigm shift, the handmade crowd has plenty to say
BY BRANDON WATSON
Full-Court Press
Meet the slam-dunk speakers of SXSports
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
O Death, Here Is Thy Sting
Leveraging a scorpion's deadly synergy in the battle against cancer
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
NASA Wants You to Help Save the World
Space returns as the final frontier of Interactive programming
BY MICHAEL AGRESTA
Picture This
How is our obsession with photography changing an entire industry?
BY JOE O'CONNELL
#TheWorstPeopleInTheWorld
Millennials have gotten a pretty bad rap, but do they deserve it?
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Brain Busters
Adam Savage on the human capacity for knowledge
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
The Future of Food Is Now
From drones to cricket flour to apps designed to make food deserts extinct, social justice is at the intersection of food and technology
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Queens of Comedy
Twitter opens doors for some traditionally marginalized groups
BY ASHLEY MORENO
The Singularity Is Clear
Getting down to brass tacks about one of Interactive's favorite buzzwords
BY ALEX DUNBAR
Greener Pastures
David Gordon Green reflects on a full career before his induction into the Texas Film Hall of Fame
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Around the World in 519 Terrifying Days
'Maidentrip' circles back to Austin for Doc Nights
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
'Sex Criminals' at Staple!
Chip Zdarsky and Matt Fraction get down to business
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Dark Times in Austin With Noir City
The czar of noir Eddie Muller on Walter White and classic dread
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
God Loves Uganda
Uganda's harsh, new anti-homosexuality law owes much to the Christian evangelical movement, argues this documentary.
Non-Stop
Liam Neeson plays a flawed lawman once again, this time tasked with finding the terrorist on a plane.
Pompeii
A gladiator slave must rescue his secret love before Vesuvius erupts.
Shaadi Ke Side Effects
Indian romantic comedy.
Stalingrad
3-D Russian film about the bloody Battle of Stalingrad.
3 Days to Kill
Kevin Costner stars in this snappy but contrived mix of international espionage and paternal redemption.
The Wind Rises (English dubbed)
The swan song of master animator Hayao Miyazaki appeals to the head and heart.
arts & culture
Cleveland Orchestra
Orchestrating the transportation of 100 musicians and their instruments involves a lot of logistics
BY NATALIE ZELDIN
Studio Visits: Katy Horan
In a beam-exposed, remodeled garage, this artist prepares to send her work off into the world
BY ANDY CAMPBELL
Arts Reviews
Othello
Austin Shakespeare's new staging of the tragedy is all the richer for incorporating the Rule of Three
Circle the Wagons
Exchange Artists' series of five-minute plays performed in and near cars boasts a lively party atmosphere
Faring Well: Megan Carney
The artist's solo show commits to incorrect memory and reconstructed imaginations with playfulness and poignance
columns
The Good Eye: Farm to Face
Gourmet skincare by women, for women
BY AMY GENTRY
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Day Trips
Bastrop foundry has a heart of bronze
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Gay Place: AHOY, SWABBIES
The week before SXSW: The calm before the storm of more queers than we know what do with ... Oh, we'll think of something
BY KATE X MESSER
The Luv Doc: How Close is Too Close?
In Texas we like wide open spaces
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch: A Pro Team, and a Soccer-Specific Stadium?
Major League Soccer in Austin? People are saying it could happen.
BY NICK BARBARO
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